mosquito bite like rashes but not mosquito bites?????Anyone else

Ok so I have a rash that looks like mosquito bites for past two months. Im 36weeks. locations come and go but always the same horrible itching that wont go away and the marks stay for weeks at a time. Too cold for mosquitos and even talked to an exterminator. I know with 100% certainty it is not a bug, mite, or any kind of bite. I am the only one at home and at work with it and feels like I rolled in attic insulation. I got approval for benedryl which does little but make me fall asleep.I have been told during pregnancy allergies can change but will go away after birth.....is this true or myth. I have started to break out while still at work or at home....location does not matter. Going to dr wednesday

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This is going to sound completely strange, but I had the EXACT same thing with my daughter and with this pregnancy. I did nothing other than take benadryl with my first pregnancy, but in researching this one, I found that it could be dust mites in your matters/comforter that could be causing it. Pregnant women are more sensitive to mite bites...so I thought that *might* be it.

I bought a anti allergen mattress cover about 10 weeks ago and about a week later, my bites cleared up and I have had no more problems. I also vacuumed my down comforter and mattress before I put the cover on. You could try that!

hate to say it but it could also be bed bugs you know they are going around like wild fire right now and if the bite are staying around for weeks you could be one of the people who are alergic to them Right now they are so bad they are being found even in stores that seel only new things and in colleges around the country. you can try calling to have soemone come out and take a look. you can also try and look your self but they hide good.

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I had this a few weeks ago and also thought it was from mites or mosquitoes.. But after taking a few oatmeal baths and Zyrtec, and using Gold Bond Anti-itch Lotion a few times a day, it completely cleared up. I still have a bit of itching, so my OB put me on a dose pack of Medrol (prednisone), but that is usually a last resort. You can also try Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap - smells disgusting but after 1 or 2 showers it, there is some degree of noticeable relief, it just doesn't last nearly long enough. Oh, and if you really want to kick it in high gear, you can try a limited histamine diet - certain foods are extremely high in histamines, so they promote your body into forming all of those itchy bumps as a response to an allergen.

Thank you for all the ideas.....I know it isnt bed bugs....I lease apartments for a living and have seen mild to heavy infestations over the years. For one I would be able to see them or the marks they leave on the furniture plus I wouldnt be the only one getting bit. Believe me this was my first thought. Definitely not though. My next thought was Mites. Only thing I havent done was buy a mattress cover but have rewashed and sprayed everything in my room. Plus I break out at work. but definitely going to look into the cover for mattress. Also going to look for the Soap and google search the histamine diet.

The ones on my fingers and toes are pimple like....the ones that end up on my calf and arms are like welts.

I go wednesday to my dr. but from what i read puppps is in the stretch marks and stuff. These are not on my belly. Ive had maybe 3 on my back but mostly fingers, toes, arms and legs. also read Puppps is normally in first pregnancy and not in the following ones. This is my 3rd baby. Never had puppps before. will see if i can load a pic....

I looked up the impetigo. definitely not that either. No puss. No big blisters. Just like the swelling from a mosquito bite it just doesnt go away. the ones on fingers that are pimple like are literally the size of a pin head. and not puss filled. you can just feel the definition of a point in the middle.

I had a rash on my arms when I was pregnant with my first one, and the doctor just chalked it up to stress. (My dad had a stroke and was in the hospital for 3 months while I was pregnant) She gave me claratin to take during the day so I wouldn't be knocked out, and it did the trick. Personally, I think it was probably some sort of chemical they used for cleaning in the hospital, becasue I have super sensitive skin. Hospitals still make me itch. lol Not looking forward to the two day stay after baby.

I was getting hives and had NO IDEA what they were! They'd show up like a bunch of mosquito or spider bites in a cluster... and then the next day they'd morph sizes or blend together...but the itching continued.

They could start out small... but the next day look more puffy and flat.. like a small pancake or something :-P. They last for weeks at a time... etc.

I also got a mystery rash with this pregnancy, and it sounds similar. It started on my arms and stomach, and spread to my chest and legs. It seriously looked like little bug bites and it ITCHED like crazy! My docs ruled out PUPPPS, impetigo, and other things that were more serious (I think there was some worry about my gallbaldder having trouble or something since a rash could result? Anyway, they did some bloodwork and it was all negative). Nothing over the counter helped with the rash; I was already on antihystamines for my crazy allergies and it wasn't helping. My docs and I tried ruling out all known (and probable) allergyns by tracking my diet, exposure to soaps and pets, etc. Nothing turned up and I was going nuts!

Eventually I was referred to a dermatologist, and frankly they couldn't figure it out. They narrowed it down to "a reaction to an unknown allergyn" or simply "bad eczema." Anyway, I was put on a topical steroid cream and it felt like HEAVEN. Within a day I noticed a difference, and after two weeks it had cleared up completely.

I hope they figure it out and that they can treat it quickly! For a month there it felt like I had the chicken pox and I was miserable! I feel your pain!!!!